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8th Form (level 4)

Class: ____
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(Oct/13)Date:___________Mark:______________________________Teachers
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I . Listen and put a tick () if the following words/phrases appear

15in the song.

1. Clean rivers ____ 2. Endangered species____ 3.

Deforestation____

20 I.B _ Say what the song is about:

___________________________________________________________________________
_______________

II. Read the following text carefully.

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Years ago, there wasn't a problem with rubbish because things like plastic
and disposable nappies hadn't been invented. There wasn't so much
packaging on items you bought either. Now with everything so over
30packaged wrapped and disposable we are suffering the consequences of
far too much waste. The trouble is not everything can be recycled or will
rot away. You used to be able to get a refund on glass bottles when you
took them back to the shop. Now they are either collected from your house
by the council or you can take them to a bottle bank.
35 The fact that paper can be recycled and is easy to dispose, is great, but
remember paper is made from trees, which are important to the
environment. The rainforests have been slowly disappearing for a while
now. We need them not just because it helps with the climate. They are
important as like all plants they give us oxygen. They are also a home to
40many animals that rely on them for their survival.
The best waste is organic, dead leaves; carrot tops, onionskins and so on
all rot down and make fertile soil. This in turn will help the plants and
vegetables giving them much needed food. So if you are able to have a
compost heap in your garden you'll be helping the environment and your
45garden will love you for it.
Acid rain is another serious problem it is damaging to plants and is
caused by pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These
come from the burning of coal, oil and gas.
Dropping litter is not just a lazy thing to do; it is bad for the environment
50and looks ugly. So think before you drop litter on the floor.
 When rivers and seas are polluted by waste we are not only stealing their
beauty but were spoiling it for ourselves too. Our health can also suffer.
Sadly accidents do occur; oil slicks sometimes happen and wreck the
environment. Animals tend to suffer the most from these incidents. We
5should really do something that to prevent so much destruction, rather
than just waiting for it to happen, then trying to clean up the damage.
Source: http://www.childrenswebmagazine.com/Environment.htm (slightly adapted)

10 II. A- Say whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
and find evidence in the text. Write the answers on your test
paper.

1. Some years ago diapers werent used.

152. Nowadays products are over packaged.
3. Some products are difficult to destroy.
4. Both animals and humans need trees to survive.
5. Its useless for us to try to make a healthier environment.

20II. B - SAY who/what the following words refer to.

1. them (line 9) ____________________

2. they (line 14) _______________________
3. that (line 15) _______________________
25 4. Our (line 26) _______________

II. C- Find the equivalents for the following words/phrases in the

first paragraph.

30 1. Garbage _______________
2. Not reusable____________________
3. Decompose______________

II.D -ANSWER the following questions. WRITE complete answers.

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1. Why are we suffering the consequences of too much waste?
2. Explain the reason why recycling paper isnt the best option.
3. What is happening to our rivers and seas? Which are the
consequences?
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III. Write sentences using the Past Simple and / or the past
Continuous appropriately.

1. I/walk /to school/when/ I/ be/10 years old.

45 2. My brother/do/ a Science project/ last week.
3. What/ film/you/watch / yesterday evening/ at 18.00/?
4. Susan /deliver/ recycling bins/ when /we got to school

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 III. A- Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Past simple/
Past continuous).

1. Some weeks ago we_______________________ ( make) a recycling

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2. We____________________( catch) a sick dolphin yesterday when we
________________ (sail) on the river.
3. What________________ (you/do) yesterday at 16.00 p.m?
4. The dolphin_______________________ (die) and people
10 _____________________ (try) to free it from the fishing nets when we
_________________ (find) him.

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IV. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate tense and form of the
verbs to make sentences in the first conditional.

1. If we_________________ (keep) on chopping down so many trees, we

20 ________________ (threaten) our own survival.
2. We ______________ (can use) the waves of the sea if we
_________________ (want) to produce energy.
3. If they ______________ (build) more wind farms, they__________________
(produce) renewable clean energy.
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IV. A- Use the information provided to write sentences in the first
conditional.

1. People/ use/ alternative sources of energy/ the planet / be/ less

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If____________________________________________________________________
__________________
2. We / not protect/the forests/ we/cause/ many habitats extiction
We
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______________
3. Fossil fuels / run out/ people/ not stop using them
Fossil
fuels________________________________________________________________
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V. Choose only ONE of the themes to write a short composition

45(about 120 words)

A. Comment on the following. Justify your opinion.

English is one of the most important languages in the world. English
is important because it is, maybe, the only language that truly links
 the whole world together. If not for English, the whole world may not
be as united as it is today.

10 Your teacher,
Manuela Peixoto